"Cucumber should be well sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out."
"Too much nicety of detail disgusts the greatest part of readers, and to throw a multitude of particulars under general heads, and lay down rules of extensive comprehension, is to common understandings of little use."
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Source: Samuel Johnson (1784). “The Rambler: In Four Volumes..”, p.206
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